Fujiwara no Otomuro

Fujiwara no Otomuro
藤原乙牟漏
Fujiwara no Otomuro; 藤原乙牟漏
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure	23 May 783 – 790
Born	760; Japan
Died	28 April 790; Japan
Burial	Nagaoka Mausoleum, Kyoto Prefecture, Mukō, Japan
Spouse	Emperor Kanmu
Issue	Emperor Heizei; Emperor Saga; Princess Koshi;
House	Fujiwara clan
Father	Fujiwara no Yoshitsugu
Mother	Abe no Komina

Fujiwara no Otomuro (藤原乙牟漏; [ɸu͍ʑiwaɽa no otomuɽo], 760 – April 28, 790) was a Japanese noblewoman and Empress consort of Japan.^[1] Her sister was Fujiwara no Moroane.

Fujiwara no Otomuro was a daughter of a noble called Fujiwara no Yoshitsugu;^[2] her mother was the granddaughter of general Fujiwara no Umakai, who died in 737.^[3]

She married Emperor Kanmu.^[4] Their children included:

She also had a daughter, Princess Koshi.

Her daughter-in-law was Lady Tachibana no Kachiko.^[7]

Notes

Japanese royalty
Preceded by Princess Inoe	Empress consort of Japan 783–790	Succeeded by Fujiwara no Taishi (granted title posthumously)